RCAP Services in Ohio

The Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) provides consulting services to help rural communities (fewer than 10,000 in population) address their drinking water and wastewater treatment needs. Each year, we serve well over 200 communities in Ohio and leverage millions of dollars for water and sewer projects. Our field agents assist communities with project development and capacity building. Ohio RCAP is part of Great Lakes RCAP, administered by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership.

Funders

RCAP receives state and federal funding under the following programs, which will pay for its technical assistance to qualified communities.

Appalachian Regional Commission and Governor's Office of Appalachia

Ohio EPA - Division of Drinking and Groundwater

Ohio Water Development Authority

US Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Community Services

US EPA Safe Drinking Water

US EPA Wastewater

USDA — Rural Utilities Service — Technitrain Program

USDA — Rural Housing Service — Rural Community Development Initiatives Program

Availability under each program is limited based on the funding received each year. Communities that do not qualify for grant funded assistance can receive RCAP services for a fee covering its expenses. RCAP is administered by the Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (a trade name of WSOS Community Action Commission), a 501(c)3 non-profit agency. RCAP also specializes in a number of services not covered under these grants, such as asset management plas, rate studies, environmental reports and grant administration, for a fee covering its expenses.